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Behold, he goes by me, and I don`t see him. He passes on also, but I don`t perceive him.
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The Awe of an Invisible God
Job expresses a profound truth: God is constantly present and active, yet His essence remains invisible. Commentators note the poetic awe in this idea. We can see the evidence of God's work everywhere, like the movement of the stars, which should inspire reverence even though we cannot see God Himself. His presence is felt, not seen.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Lo, he goeth by me - That is, he passes along, as in the silent movements of the heavenly bodies. “I see the evidence of his existe…
19th Century
Anglican
He passes on also. —This, again, is an expression Eliphaz had used in Job 4:15. Here, in words of great sublimity, Job depicts the…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Lo, he goeth by me, and I see [him] not This is expressive of the invisibility of God; for though the angels in heav…
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In this answer Job declared that he did not doubt the justice of God, when he denied being a hypocrite; for how should man be just with God? Before…
13th Century
Catholic
Since the blessed Job wished to affirm that he did not desire to argue with God, he first showed the depth of God's wisdom in natural things by usi…
